Sébastien Buemi
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| Sébastien Buemi | |
| Nationality |  Swiss |
| Date of Birth | October 31, 1988 |
| 2008 GP2 Series | |
| Debut season | 2007 |
| Current team | Trust Team Arden |
| Car No. | 14 |
| Former teams | ART |
| Starts | 17 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 2 |
| Best finish | 21st in 2007 |
| Previous series | |
| 2006-2007 2004-2005 |
Formula Three Euroseries Formula BMW |
Sébastien Buemi (born October 31, 1988) is a Swiss racing driver. He is currently competing in the GP2 Series.
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[edit] Career
[edit] Formula BMW
After graduating from karting, Buemi spent 2004 and 2005 in German Formula BMW, finishing third and second in the championship respectively. He was also runner up in the 2005 FBMW World Final.
[edit] Formula Three
Following a single race in Spanish Formula Three in 2005, Buemi moved up to the Formula Three Euroseries for 2006, finishing 12th in the championship, ceding 11th place to Charlie Kimball on countback. He remained in the series for 2007, and finished second in the championship. He has also competed in the special Ultimate Masters of Formula 3 and Macau Grand Prix races.
[edit] A1 Grand Prix
For the 2006-07 A1 Grand Prix season, Buemi shared driving duties for A1 Team Switzerland with Neel Jani and Marcel Fässler. The team finished eighth in the championship.
[edit] GP2 Series
Buemi was drafted in at short notice to replace the injured Michael Ammermüller at ART Grand Prix for the Monaco round of the 2007 GP2 Series season. He performed creditably on his GP2 début, qualifying fourth and finishing seventh. He joined the Arden International team for the 2008 GP2 Asia Series, and finished as runner-up with a win and four second places. He continues with the team for the main 2008 season.[1].
[edit] GP2 Series record
| Season | Team Name | No. | Races | Poles | Wins | Points | Final Placing |
| 2007 | ART Grand Prix | 01 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 21st |
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Asia |
Arden | UAE FEA DSQ |
UAE SPR Ret |
IND FEA 1 |
IND SPR 7 |
MAL FEA Ret |
MAL SPR Ret |
BHR FEA 2 |
BHR SPR 2 |
UAE FEA 2 |
UAE SPR 2 |
2nd | 37 | ||||||||||
| 2008 | Arden | ESP FEA 7 |
ESP SPR 2 |
TUR FEA 6 |
TUR SPR 3 |
MON FEA Ret |
MON SPR 11 |
FRA FEA * |
FRA SPR * |
GBR FEA * |
GBR SPR * |
GER FEA * |
GER SPR * |
HUN FEA * |
HUN SPR * |
EUR FEA * |
EUR SPR * |
BEL FEA * |
BEL SPR * |
ITA FEA * |
ITA SPR * |
5th* | 16* |
* Season in progress.
[edit] Formula One
On September 18, 2007, he drove the Red Bull RB3 at the F1 test session in Jerez. He was third quickest on the day, behind Glock (BMW) and Liuzzi (Toro Rosso) but ahead of names such as Barrichello (Honda) and Piquet Jr (Renault).
On January 16, 2008, Red Bull confirmed Buemi as their test and reserve driver for the 2008 season.[2]
[edit] References
- Career statistics from driverdb.com, retrieved June 2, 2007.
- F1 Testing Report from itv-f1.com, retrieved September 19, 2007.
[edit] External links
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